Apple Watch Series 3 will not receive the watchOS 9 update

Apple revealed its Series Watch 3 five years ago, and now with watchOS 9, the phone is being put to rest. watchOS 9 will not support the Series 3, which means the Watch SE will take over as Apple’s budget Apple smartwatch.

However, at this moment, the Watch Series 3 costs $249 CAD and the Watch SE starts at $369, so hopefully the price changes.

Oddly, the Watch Series 3 is still available to purchase at the Apple Store despite lacking watchOS 9 support. This might change when the operating system update launches this fall.

watchOS 9 developer beta is now available, and the public beta will be available starting July, but that won’t be available for Apple Watch Series 3 users.

watchOS 9 brings expanded sleep tracking, expanded women’s health functionality, more information about atrial fibrillation, a medication reminder app, new workout types, tracking metrics and more.